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States of Consciousness Chapter 5

States of Consciousness Chapter 5. Consciousness. Awareness or state which a person is awake Could be to: Sensory awareness Inner awareness Sense of self that each person experiences. Selective Attention. Focusing on a particular stimulus What you pay attention to.

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States of Consciousness Chapter 5

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  1. States ofConsciousnessChapter 5

  2. Consciousness Awareness or state which a person is awake Could be to: Sensory awareness Inner awareness Sense of self that each person experiences

  3. Selective Attention • Focusing on a particular stimulus • What you pay attention to

  4. Levels of Consciousness • Preconscious level • Not in your awareness at the moment but able to recall them • Example: what did you eat for lunch yesterday • Unconscious level (Subconscious) • Unavailable to awareness • Example: Being mad at a parent but not really knowing why • Turns out that parent was not there for you when you were sick and you are still upset about it • Nonconscious level • Things that you will not be aware of • Example: your finger nails growing (feeling them grow) • Example: your pupils getting smaller

  5. Altered States of Consciousness • Where a persons sense of self or sense of the world changes • Examples include: • When you doze off and no longer conscious of what is going on around you • When you are asleep • If an individual is under the influence of drugs • During meditation, hypnosis, sensory deprivation or starvation

  6. Sleep & Dreams Circadian rhythms are: • Your natural biological rhythms • Your natural 24 hour clock Circadian rhythms include: • body temperature, blood pressure, sleepiness and wakefulness

  7. Sleep Stages Measuring sleep: About every 90 minutes, we pass through a cycle of five distinct sleep stages. Hank Morgan/ Rainbow

  8. Awake & Alert During strong mental engagement, the brain exhibits low amplitude and fast, irregular beta waves (15-30 cps). An awake person involved in a conversation shows beta activity. Beta Waves

  9. Stage 1 Click to see an awake brain. Click dude for alpha Waves. Lightest stage of sleep Kind of awake and kind of asleep Alpha waves Produces mild hallucinations, like a feeling of falling or floating.

  10. Stage 2 • Fully asleep • Begin to show sleep spindles…shortbursts of rapid brain waves.

  11. Stage 3 & Stage 4 Slow wave sleep Deep sleep You produce Delta waves. If awoken you will be very groggy. Vital for restoring body’s growth hormones and good overall health.

  12. REM Sleep • Dream sleep • Often called paradoxical sleep. • Brain is very active. • Body is essentially paralyzed.

  13. Stages of Sleep • Stage 1 • lightest stage of sleep • Stage 2 • We spend the most time in stage 2 sleep • Stage 3 • Deep sleep • Stage 4 • Deep Sleep (Deepest stage of sleep) • REM sleep • Dream sleep

  14. Why do we sleep? We spend one-third of our lives sleeping. We sleep to help the immune system, to help our bodies function normally, and to help with concentration Jose Luis Pelaez, Inc./ Corbis

  15. Sleep Deprivation • Fatigue and subsequent death. • Impaired concentration. • Emotional irritability. • Depressed immune system. • Greater vulnerability.

  16. Sleep Theories • Sleep Protects: Sleeping in the darkness when predators loomed about kept our ancestors out of harm’s way. • Sleep Recuperates: Sleep helps restore and repair brain tissue. • Sleep Helps Remembering: Sleep restores and rebuilds our fading memories. • Sleep and Growth: During sleep, the pituitary gland releases growth hormone. Older people release less of this hormone and sleep less.

  17. Dreams

  18. Freud’s Theory of Dreams Dreams are a roadway into our unconscious. Manifest Content (storyline) Latent Content (underlying meaning)

  19. Activation-Synthesis Theory Our Cerebral Cortex is trying to interpret random electrical activity we have while sleeping. That is why dreams sometimes make no sense. Biological Theory.

  20. Information-Processing Theory Dreams are a way to deal with the stresses of everyday life. We tend to dream more when we are more stressed.

  21. Physiological Function theory: Dreams provide the sleeping brain with periodic stimulation to develop and preserve neural pathways. Neural networks of newborns are quickly developing; therefore, they need more sleep.

  22. Cognitive Development theory: Some researchers argue that we dream as a part of brain maturation and cognitive development. All dream researchers believe we need REM sleep. When deprived of REM sleep and then allowed to sleep, we show increased REM sleep called REM Rebound.

  23. Dream Theories Summary

  24. Sleep Disorders

  25. Insomnia Persistent problems falling asleep Inability to fall asleep or stay asleep

  26. Night Terrors • Wake up with from a deep sleep. • May feel panic • May wake up screaming and have no idea why. • Not a nightmare.

  27. Somnambulism Sleep Walking Most often occurs during the first few hours of sleeping and in stage 4 (deep sleep). If you have had night terrors, you are more likely to sleep walk when older.

  28. Sleep Apnea A person stops breathing during their sleep. Wake up momentarily, gasps for air, then falls back asleep. Very common, especially in heavy males. Can be fatal.

  29. Narcolepsy • Suffer from sleeplessness and may fall asleep at unpredictable or inappropriate times. • Directly into REM sleep • Video • Narcoleptic dog

  30. Meditation • A method some people use to try to narrow their consciousness so to get rid of stress

  31. Biofeedback Training the body to calm itself down and slow down the heart rate using machines

  32. Hypnosis

  33. Hypnosis Altered state of consciousness where people respond to suggestions and behave as though they are in a trance Franz Anton Mesmer

  34. Posthypnotic suggestion

  35. Hypnotic Feats Strength, stamina, and perceptual and memory abilities similarly affect those who are hypnotized

  36. Hypnotic Theories Social influence/Role Theory Divided consciousness/ State Theory Hypnosis is NOT an altered state of consciousness. Different people have various state of hypnotic suggestibility. A social phenomenon where people want to believe. Work better on people with richer fantasy lives. Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness. Dramatic health benefits It works for pain best.

  37. Facts and Falsehood Those who practice hypnosis agree that its power resides in the subject’s openness to suggestion. Yes, to some extent. Can anyone experience hypnosis? No. Can hypnosis enhance recall of forgotten events?

  38. Facts and Falsehood No. Can hypnosis force people to act against their will? Yes. Can hypnosis be therapeutic? Yes. Can hypnosis alleviate pain?

  39. Drugs and Consciousness Psychoactive Drug: A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood (effects consciousness).

  40. Categories of drugs • Depressants • Slow down brain activity • Stimulants • Speed up brain activity • Hallucinogens • Produces hallucinations • Visual • Textile • Auditory

  41. Depressants Slows down body processes Alcohol Narcotics (barbiturates & tranquilizers) Heroin

  42. Alcohol • Alcoholaffects motor skills, judgment, and memory…and increases aggressiveness while reducing self awareness. Daniel Hommer, NIAAA, NIH, HHS Ray Ng/ Time & Life Pictures/ Getty Images Drinking and Driving

  43. Stimulants • Speed up body processes • Caffeine • Nicotine • Cocaine • Amphetamines • Ecstasy

  44. Methamphetamines Amphetamines stimulate neural activity, causing accelerated body functions and associated energy and mood changes, with devastating effects. • http://kdvr.com/2012/02/25/faces-of-meth/ • http://fav-meth-head-of-the-day.com/faces-of-meth/ National Pictures/ Topham/ The Image Works

  45. Hallucinogens Hallucinogensare psychedelic (mind-manifesting) drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input. Ronald K. Siegel

  46. Hallucinogens • LSD:(lysergic acid diethylamide) powerful hallucinogenic drug (ergot fungus) that is also known as acid. • Marijuana • THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol):is the major active ingredient in marijuana (hemp plant) that triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations.

  47. Addiction is a craving for a chemical substance, despite its adverse consequences (physical & psychological). • Addiction hotline 1-888-984-5653 • Rehabilitation • Counseling • Support groups • NA & AA

  48. Treatments for Drug Abuse • Detoxification • Removal of harmful substances from the body • Withdrawal:Upon stopping use of a drug (after addiction), users may experience the undesirable effects of withdrawal. • Dependence: Absence of a drug may lead to a feeling of physical pain, intense cravings (physical dependence), and negative emotions (psychological dependence).

  49. Drugs Summary

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